Since King Qin sent Lu Pheasant home, the Lu family is well-known in Xianyang City, and the widely sung nursery rhymes have also been passed into the ears of Lu Gong. At this time, Lu Gong was discussing countermeasures with his family: "Pheasant, there is a lot of speculation about us in the city now, and tying us to Lu Xiangbang is on a par, I'm afraid it will make Lu Xiang hate us." ”

Lu Pheasant saw that Lu Gong was a little anxious, and chuckled and reassured: "Lu Xiangbang is caught in the case of Chang Yu's rebellion, and he is not in the dark now, but he has people to suppress our family, isn't that exactly what King Qin wanted?" The King of Qin has long been disgusted with Lü Xiang, and some time ago he skipped Lü Xiang and let the Changping monarch supervise the country. ”

Lu Gongyan frowned but was not so optimistic: "Even so, there are quite a few people under Lu Xiangbang, and there are many people in the court, so I am afraid that they will not be outdone." ”

"Then as they guessed, how about we go to visit Lu Xiangbang with great fanfare? Lu Xiangbang can't drive us out, after all, the King of Qin treats us a lot of courtesy. As long as Lu Xiangbang speaks, can his disciples still disobey his orders? This is Lu Shizhi, who is on the side, who is making an idea, he likes to go straight and has always been tired of thinking about a lot of things.

Lu Ze nodded and praised Lu Shizhi's idea this time as very reasonable, he turned his head to look at Lu Gong: "Father, the second brother is reasonable, Lu Xiangbang is now a childish child in the market and holds a hundred gold, and if he is not careful, he will lose both people and money." If Lu Xiangbang sees us visiting, he will definitely be courteous, so you might as well give it a try. ”

In this way, Lu Gong personally wrote a letter of submission, which said that he wanted to visit Lu Xiangbang and sent someone to deliver it to the door of Lu Mansion.

Lu Xiangbang was holding a letter in the hall at this time, and he was very troubled by the dilemma. The people under him were talking noisily, and Lu Buwei's brain hurt, so he ordered a doorman who usually had unique opinions and asked him to analyze how to do it.

"Xiangbang is now hated by the king and is in danger in the court. Since this Donglu was courteous to the King of Qin, it must be extraordinary, so it is better to receive it and see what is extraordinary. As soon as he finished speaking, another doorman stood up to refute him.

"Xiangbang is the king's 'middle father', how can he receive a doctor at will. The prime minister is high and powerful, and there are many subordinates in the court, so there is no need to be courteous. He seemed to be still immersed in Lu Xiangbang's response a few years ago, and when the court didn't dare to disobey, he sneered at Lu Gong's family.

At this time, another doorman dressed in shabby clothes knelt on the ground and admonished: "The reason why Xiangbang can accommodate many doormen is because of its broad mind, and now Donglu is bright and honest to visit, if Xiangbang refuses to leave, it will not only hinder Xiangbang's good name, but also show that Xiangbang is afraid of his people." Xiangbang might as well receive it solemnly, and stop the rumors in the city. ”

Lu Buwei held his big belly in his hand, walked back and forth a few steps, thinking that he could indeed only meet him now. He patted his stomach and smiled and said, "Since the king is very interested in it, I have to summon it to see what is going on." Arrange it and invite Dr. Lu to my mansion tomorrow. ”

Since Duke Lu sent someone to deliver a letter to Lu Xiangbang, the city actually made a bet on what was going to happen to "Eastern Lu" and "Northern Lu". The bookmaker thought that Lu Xiangbang would definitely not meet Lu Gong, and set extremely high odds for "Dong Lu". Lü Xiangbang was called "Beilu" because his house was in Beicheng, and Lü Gong became "Donglu" because his family lived in Dongcheng.

When Lu Gong heard this, he was very happy to say that his family was originally from Eastern Qi, which was a good title. When Lu Pheasant heard the news, he asked Lu Ze to take all his winning money and put it into the name of "Dong Lu", Lu Shizhi saw that his sister had such courage, and he was not to be outdone and took out his own coins.

Lu Ze didn't panic at all when he saw that Lu Pheasant was confident, thinking that she probably had already made a decision, and she also followed the nonsense. When Lu Ze went to the gambling house with a cart of coins, he was kindly dissuaded by the unknown petty officials: "The son is very stupid, how can he lose to the doctor." The elders of the family did not stop you from waiting for the loser, and did not go home quickly. ”

Lu Ze had to claim that he was betting for his father, not fooling around, so the little official shook his head and sighed and stopped persuading the young man.

On this day, the court meeting ended, and Lu Xiangbang was left behind, and he didn't know what King Qin had to order. Qin Zheng spent more time in the palace to accompany the queen mother these days, but it took some time to hear about the gambling scene that was rising in the city. He secretly thought that this must be another famous hall made by Lu Pheasant, but he was still silent in front of Lu Xiangbang, looked at the somewhat haggard Lu Buwei and asked: "The widow heard that there was a gambling scene in the city, I don't know if Lu Xiangbang has ever bet?" ”

Lü Buwei pinched the wat board in his hand, pulled out a strong smile and said: "It must be Donglu who wins, how dare your subordinates bet on losing." ”

"Xiangbang is reasonable, 'Donglu' and Xiangbang were a family hundreds of years ago, and Xiangbang should be good at entertaining distinguished guests." Qin Zheng's joking voice came into the ears of Lu Xiangbang under the hall, making him feel dizzy.

"The minister dares to disobey orders." After Lu Xiangbang retreated, Qin Zheng looked at his figure that disappeared outside the palace gate and did not retract his gaze for a long time. This Qin State will eventually belong to him alone, if Lü Buwei can have self-knowledge, he can still maintain glory, if he can't measure himself, it will be an egg hitting a stone.

The next day, Lu Xiangbang took leave and waited for Lu Gong to visit at home. Lu Gong and his children arrived at Lu Xiangbang's mansion at the time of day (before noon), and the attendants got the order early, and when they saw someone coming, they hurriedly went inside to report to the head of the family.

Lu Gong stood in front of the tall gate and sighed: "Lu Xiangbang is really worthy of the appearance of a country, and the mansion is extraordinary. Lu Pheasant sneered in his heart, although Lu Buwei had the merit of helping, but he had no self-knowledge, if he didn't retire now, he wouldn't know where to be buried in the future.

When Lü Buwei heard the news from the door, he had to condescend to greet Lü Gong outside the door in person. The door opened, and the two looked at each other, and then laughed and said something, "I have admired the name for a long time", "Xiangbang is really as others said, and the momentum is extraordinary" Finally, Lu Xiangbang also invited Lu Gong and his party to the hall to take a seat, cordially asked Lu Gong's children, and introduced his family to Lu Pheasant.

Lu Pheasant looked at the furnishings in the room, which were very luxurious, and they were not inferior to the palace of King Qin. Seeing that he is so extravagant, it is not difficult to understand why King Qin degraded him in the first place.

At noon, in order to show his enthusiasm, Lu Xiangbang also prepared a rich banquet to entertain them. After the banquet, Lu Gong and Lu Buwei talked about their family backgrounds, confirmed each other, and found that they were really people with the same surname and clan in the "five suits". Lu Xiangbang's smirk became a little sincere, and he verbally tested Lu Gong's intention to come to Xianyang: "It's not easy to live in Xianyang, I don't know if my nephew is used to it?" ”

Lu Gong looked at Lu Buwei and took the trouble to get older, so he bluntly said: "I am willing to inherit the will of my ancestors, promote Huang Lao, and manage the economic world." ”

He didn't think that Lu Wen would be so ashamed, not to mention the Qin State's heavy law, that is, it was really a fool's dream to change the national policy just by relying on the size of the work. Lu Buwei didn't comment on Lu Wen's thoughts, and said a few words after the banquet before sending off the guests.

Lu Gong and his son had already stepped out of the threshold, and Lu Pheasant fell behind and reminded Lu Xiangbang softly: "The king obeyed the order of the first king to assist the king of Qin for hard work, and now the king of Qin has full wings, and the king is overworked, it is better to beg the bones on the king."

It is rumored that Chang Yu claimed to be the king's 'false father', and the king was the king's 'middle father'. I wonder if the king can sit on the court as if nothing happened? The king was sick and weak, and the king refused three times. In this way, the harmony between the monarch and the minister is not lost. That's all I say, may you think about it carefully. ”

Lu Buwei opened his eyes wide and looked at the little girl beside him, Lu Pheasant's big and bright eyes showed a smile, and after winking at Lu Buwei, he quickly kept up with his father and brother.

Lü Buwei had no intention of retreating before, he thought that the King of Qin could not do without his assistance, but he was just deceiving himself. Without him, the King of Qin could make Changping Changwen an auxiliary government, and without him, the King of Qin could also find a suitable person as an official. He was still satisfied that King Qin had to put up with himself, it seemed that he was really old, and he was no longer cautious.

What's more, Chang Yu was originally dedicated to the queen mother for herself, and the king of Qin angrily slashed the ministers before, but he ignored him, but it was not because he didn't want to deal with it, but because he was quite jealous and tolerated him. Breaking out in a cold sweat, he hurried back to the courtyard and informed his family that he was going to return to the fiefdom so that they could prepare early.

The next day, the king of Qin saw a bamboo slip sent by Lu Xiangbang in the court, which read, "The king does not regard his ministers as old, but still appoints his ministers as ministers." Now that the king has been crowned, the old minister is sick and weak, and can no longer serve the king, please beg for bones. ”

Qin Zheng was depressed in his chest, and he planned to have the opportunity to suppress and suppress Lu Xiangbang Lu's "middle father" who had been invincible before, but the other party voted for the table so quickly, which was really a little unwilling. It's just that this kind of handwriting looks like Lu Pheasant's means.

After he went down to the court, he sent someone to summon Lu Pheasant, who was studying at home, into the palace under an order, which made Lu Pheasant, who was at ease at home, indignant.

Before Lu Pheasant went out, he explained to Lu Gong: "Now that Lu Xiang wants to retreat, and King Qin must be unwilling, in order to ensure the stability of the court, he still has to persuade after all." ”

Lu Gonghu warned her with a face: "Although Wu'er has the resources of heaven and man, he should not be arrogant, the king of Qin is in power, if he is provoked, he may have a big disaster." Remember, remember. ”

Lu Pheasant nodded to indicate that he had listened, and then followed the eunuch into the palace. When she was swaying in the carriage, she still thought in her heart that although Qin Zheng would not spit on himself, he would be able to let go of his body for the sake of a strong country. At this time, she often worries a lot about him as Ying'er, who knows that this guy doesn't obediently do what he envisions, and he has to disturb his daily study.

There is no saint who is born a saint, and there is no one who is not good at learning and thinking, and it must be God who knows and is omnipotent. Lu Pheasant was thinking about these things with resentment in his heart, thinking that when he saw Qin Zheng later, he must ask him to make up for himself.

Qin Zheng sat behind the desk and approved the official documents, and saw that Lu Pheasant was patrolling outside the gate of the main hall but did not come in, so he had to ask the eunuchs around him to bring her in.

She was going to salute, but she was dismissed by Qin Zheng, who was at a young age. Before the king of Qin asked her what she had said to Lu Xiangbang, Lu Pheasant began to accuse Qin Zheng: "The king ignored my young age and summoned me to the palace to study wrongly, I don't know if the king has prepared an apology?" ”

Qin Zheng saw that she was quite thick-skinned, and reprimanded with a dark face: "Don't you know that Lu Buwei is deeply disgusted by widows." But for him to get out, what is his intention? ”